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Fiber Array Spacers, Optical Assemblies Incorporating Fiber Array Spacers, and Methods of Fabricating the Same
1 Apr 21
Fiber array spacers, optical fiber assemblies, optical assemblies, and methods for fabricating optical assemblies are disclosed.
Douglas Llewellyn Butler, James Scott Sutherland
Filed: 16 Sep 20
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Devices, Systems, and Methods of Generating and Providing a Target Topographic Map for Finishing a Photomask Blank Subject to Functional Requirements on Flatness
1 Apr 21
Devices, systems, and methods of generating and providing a target topographic map for finishing a photomask blank are disclosed.
David L. Aronstein, Katherine Nicole Ballman, Christopher Alan Lee
Filed: 24 Sep 20
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Glass-ceramic Microwave Filters
1 Apr 21
Embodiments of a filter for electromagnetic radiation are disclosed herein.
George Halsey Beall, Nicholas Francis Borrelli, Ling Cai, Karl William Koch, III, Steven Alvin Tietje
Filed: 17 Sep 20
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Fresnel Phase Lenses for 5G Applications
1 Apr 21
A Fresnel phase lens for a 5G antenna is described herein.
Nicholas Francis Borrelli, Joseph Francis Schroeder, III
Filed: 17 Sep 20
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Glass Articles and Methods for Improving the Reliability of Glass Articles
25 Mar 21
According to one embodiment, a glass article may include a glass body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface.
Steven Edward DeMartino, Adam James Ellison, Kyle Christopher Hoff
Filed: 8 Dec 20
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Method of Separating a Liquid Lens from an Array of Liquid Lenses
25 Mar 21
A method of separating a portion of an object comprising: presenting an object having a thickness; using a laser emission at a wavelength to perforate at least a portion of the thickness of the object sequentially over a length to form a series of perforations between a first portion of the object on one side of the series of perforations and a second portion of the object on the other side of the series of perforations; and applying a stress to the object at the series of perforations to separate the first portion of the object from the second portion of the object, wherein the thickness of the object, at the series of perforations, is transparent to the wavelength of the laser emission.
Hasan Fiaz, Jann Paul Kaminski, Raymond Miller Karam, Brian Nilsen, Marie Bernadette O'Regan, Garrett Andrew Piech, Charles Jueilei Wang, Ming Ying
Filed: 22 Feb 19
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Method of Applying Coating Liquid to an Optical Fiber
25 Mar 21
A method of applying a coating liquid to an optical fiber is described.
Robert Clark Moore, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Johnnie Edward Watson
Filed: 30 Nov 20
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Optical Fiber Coating Die with Reduced Wetted Length
25 Mar 21
An optical fiber coating apparatus that provides increased gyre stability and reduced gyre strength, thereby providing a more reliable coating application process during fiber drawing includes a cone-only coating die having a conical entrance portion with a tapered wall angled at a half angle α, wherein 2°≤α≤25°, and a cone height L1 less than 2.2 mm, and a cylindrical portion having an inner diameter of d2, wherein 0.1 mm≤d2≤0.5 mm and a cylindrical height of L2, wherein 0.05 mm≤L2≤1.25 mm; a guide die having an optical fiber exit, the guide die disposed adjacent the cone-only coating die such that a wetted length (L5) between the optical fiber exit of the guide die and the entrance of the cone-only coating die is from 1 mm to 5 mm; and a holder for holding the cone-only coating die and the guide die in a fixed relationship defining a coating chamber between the guide die and the cone-only coating die, the coating chamber having an inner radius L6 from the optical fiber axis to an inner wall of the holder that is from 3 mm to 10 mm.
Sumitava De, Robert Clark Moore, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Pushkar Tandon
Filed: 4 Dec 20
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Optical Fiber Coating Die with Reduced Wetted Length
25 Mar 21
An optical fiber coating apparatus that provides increased gyre stability and reduced gyre strength, thereby providing a more reliable coating application process during fiber drawing includes a cone-only coating die having a conical entrance portion with a tapered wall angled at a half angle α, wherein 2°≤α≤25°, and a cone height L1 less than 2.2 mm, and a cylindrical portion having an inner diameter of d2, wherein 0.1 mm≤d2≤0.5 mm and a cylindrical height of L2, wherein 0.05 mm≤L2≤1.25 mm; a guide die having an optical fiber exit, the guide die disposed adjacent the cone-only coating die such that a wetted length (L5) between the optical fiber exit of the guide die and the entrance of the cone-only coating die is from 1 mm to 5 mm; and a holder for holding the cone-only coating die and the guide die in a fixed relationship defining a coating chamber between the guide die and the cone-only coating die, the coating chamber having an inner radius L6 from the optical fiber axis to an inner wall of the holder that is from 3 mm to 10 mm.
Sumitava De, Robert Clark Moore, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Pushkar Tandon
Filed: 4 Dec 20
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Laminate Article Having a Non-glass Core and Glass Envelope and Methods Thereof
25 Mar 21
A laminate sheet article including: a core including an electrical semi-conductor or an electrical conductor; and a continuous glass clad layer on at least four of six sides the core of the sheet article.
David Alan Deneka, Lisa Ann Lamberson, Thomas Matthew Sonner, Paul Arthur Tick, Derek M Webb
Filed: 30 Jul 18
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Fast Ion Exchangeable Glasses with High Indentation Threshold
25 Mar 21
Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that are ion exchangeable to high compressive stresses, have fast ion exchange kinetics, and high intrinsic damage resistance.
Matthew John Dejneka, John Christopher Mauro
Filed: 7 Dec 20
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Adjustable Fume Tube Burner
25 Mar 21
A method of forming an optical fiber preform includes the steps: igniting a burner having a fume tube assembly to produce a first spray size of silicon dioxide particles; depositing the silicon dioxide particles on a core cane to produce a soot blank; and adjusting an effective diameter of an aperture of the fume tube assembly to produce a second spray size of the silicon dioxide particles.
James Henry Faler, Dale Robert Powers, Fei Xia, Chunfeng Zhou
Filed: 7 Dec 20
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Glass-based Articles Having a Hard Film and a Crack Mitigating Composite Structure for Retained Article Strength and Scratch Resistance
25 Mar 21
An article that includes: a glass-based substrate comprising opposing major surfaces; a crack mitigating composite over one of the major surfaces, the composite comprising an inorganic element and a polymeric element; and a hard film disposed on the crack mitigating composite comprising an elastic modulus greater than or equal to the elastic modulus of the glass-based substrate.
Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Jenny Kim, Karl William Koch, III, James Joseph Price, Hannah Shenouda
Filed: 23 Mar 18
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Coaxial Cable Connector Having Braid Positioning Elements and F-type Female Port with Snap-in Features
25 Mar 21
Connectors and connector assemblies for attaching connectors to one or more cables and/or conduits are disclosed.
Soren Baldus-Kunze, Nikolaj Slobodziuk
Filed: 21 Sep 20
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Splitter with Equidistant Output Ports
25 Mar 21
A splitter with equidistant output ports is disclosed herein.
Jimmy Ciesla Henningsen, Michael Ole Matzen
Filed: 26 Jul 18
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Articles Including Metallized Vias
25 Mar 21
An article includes a wafer having a body which defines a first surface and a second surface.
Shrisudersan Jayaraman
Filed: 3 Dec 20
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Methods for Determining Chemical Heterogeneity of Glass Containers
18 Mar 21
A method of making a glass container for storing a pharmaceutical formulation includes heating a Type 1 glass composition according to ASTM Standard E438-92 (2011) to form a glass melt, and forming the glass melt into a glass tube.
Kelly Ann Murphy, Robert Anthony Schaut
Filed: 25 Nov 20
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Systems and Methods for Forming Glass Ribbon Using a Heating Device
18 Mar 21
A method of forming a glass ribbon including flowing molten glass into a sheet forming device to form formed glass.
Curtis Robert Fekety, Miki Eugene Kunitake, Ilia Andreyevich Nikulin, Chao Yu
Filed: 11 Sep 20
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Transparent Tantalum Oxide Glass-ceramics and Transparent Aluminum Tantalate Glass-ceramics
18 Mar 21
A transparent glass-ceramic composition including: of the formula Ta2-x AlxO5-x where x is less than 1; of the formula AlTaO4; of the formula AlPO4; a mixture of AlTaO4 and AlPO4; or a mixture of the formula Ta2-x AlxO5-x, AlTaO4, and AlPO4.
Bruce Gardiner Aitken, Randall Eugene Youngman
Filed: 5 Feb 19
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Honeycomb Bodies with Improved Skin Cte and Isostatic Strength and Methods of Making the Same
18 Mar 21
Honeycomb bodies and methods for treating a honeycomb bodies that include a skin surrounding a matrix of cells, the skin and the matrix of cells comprising a porous inorganic material.
Jacob George, Mallanagouda Dyamanagouda Patil, Elizabeth Margaret Wheeler
Filed: 11 Sep 20